Paddle harder! An oversized wooden hippopotamus created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman floats in the Thames in London. Hofman, whose enormous rubber ducky was a hit last year, recently unveiled a really big rabbit in Taiwan, making him the undisputed world leader in sculpting giant cartoon animals.

I like this, but the one on top of the third stack is really special: John Bowers has many choices for seating in Sydney's Martin Place.

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Street swallows Bug: A VW and another car lie in a caved-in street in Veracruz, Mexico, after heavy rains inundated the Gulf port. Mexico's Gulf states were bracing for more bad weather as Tropical Storm Dolly crosses the coast.

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Bon voyage, little one: Vikki Yucaitis, an animal care attendant for the Louisiana SPCA in New Orleans, prepares a pooch for for a 2,458-mile trip to the Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley, Minn. The shelter has transported 2,222 dogs to other animal shelters and adoption facilities it partners with throughout the country.